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Strenuous) |
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 Rolwaling
meaning ‘the furrow left by the plough’ is a quiet
mountain and steep-walled valley as its name suggest. It
is rugged yet beautiful area rarely visited unlike its
neighboring Himalayas of Khumbu and offers lots of
mountaineering challenges to the adventurer. The trek to
Rolwaling involves crossing of high pass Trashi Labtsa
(5,755m) and the climbing of Parcharmo (6,273m) and it
is a must to equip oneself with mountaineering gear (to
be brought by the trekkers).
The trail starts from Charikote, which is a day’s drive
away from Kathmandu then it leads up along the Tamba
Kosi river banks under the shadow of Mt. Gauri Shanker
(7,145m), the holy mountain to Bhote Kosi river. From
Simigaon, the trail turns right along Rolwaling Khola
running deeply below ahead and parting from the old
trade route to Tibet. Views of Melungtse (7,181m) appear
proceeding further through the village of Beding
(3,690m) with its monastery. From the village of Na
(4,183m) the trail ascends through grass-covered valley
to Tso Rolpa then traversing the moraine on the north
side of the valley onto the snout of the Tram Bau
Glacier, which feeds the Rolwaling river. The route up
Prachormo is highly crevasseous. After assault, the
trail drops to Thame, from where the route along Bhote
Kosi river leads to Namche Bazaar and onto Lukla for
flight to Kathmandu. |
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Day 01:
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Drive Kathmandu to Lamosangu and to Charikote.
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Day 02:
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Trek from Charikote to Piguti (920m) 6 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 03:
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Trek from Piguti to Manthale (1,070m) 5˝ hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 04:
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Trek from Manthale to Simigaon (1,950m) 7 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 05: |
Trek from Simigaon to Gyalche (1,760m) 6 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 06: |
Trek from Gyalche to Beding (3,690m) 7 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 07: |
Rest day for acclimatization |
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Day 08: |
Trek from Beding to Na Gaon 4 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 09: |
Excursion to Yalung La. (B,L,D) |
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Day 10: |
Trek from Beding to Tso Rolpa (4,534m) 4 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 11:
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Trek from Tso Rolpa to Tram Bau Glacier 5 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 12: |
Trek from Tram Bau Glacier to Trashi Labtsa (5,755m) 6
hrs. walk. (B,L,D) |
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Day 13: |
Climb Prachorma (6,273m) and descend to Thengpo (4,320m)
7 hrs. walk. (B,L,D) |
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Day 14: |
Trek from Thengpo to Thame (3,790m) 4 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 15: |
Trek from Thame to Namche Bazaar (3,450m) 4 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 16: |
Reserve day. (B,L,D) |
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Day 17: |
Trek from Namche to Lukla (2,830m) 7 hrs. walk. (B,L,D)
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Day 18: |
Fly Lukla/Kathmandu. (B) |
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